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1. Shoulder chronic pain from prolonged sitting at the computer entering data.
2. Work experience student strained her lower back while lifting stock from warehouse storage shelfs.
3. Mary Smiths tripped over a box of documents and bandaged her ankle.
(Which no comply with Victoria’s OHS Act 2004)
Workers are rarely consulted on matters such as hazard identification, hazard assessment and development of risk controls.
"Consultation with employees"
Victoria’s OHS Act 2004
There is also a problem with dissemination of WHS information, where people, such as work experience students, do not have access to all the safety notices placed on the intranet.
"Consultation with employees"
Victoria’s OHS Act 2004
We do have a health and safety committee (HSC) but it does not have any health and safety representatives (HSR).
"Representation of employees"
Victoria’s OHS Act 2004
Shoulder chronic pain from prolonged sitting at the computer entering data.
Budget:
• Ergonomic chair: $250 - $300 dlls
• Ergonomic (Pro Height Adjustable Sit Stand Desk Riser): $200 - $300 dlls
• Ergonomic Comfort Wrist Support Mouse Pad: $20- $40 dlls
• Ergonomic Keyboard: $70 - $90 dlls
• Total: $540 - $730
Safe training to prevent office injuries.
-Bring an expert to train our staff to prevent office injuries. (Work close with the trainer to address any possible injury caused in an office, sitting without standing out for a long time, walking while looking to your phone, etc.)
Trainer: $2000 dlls (3 day work shop)
2. Work experience student strained her lower back while lifting stock from warehouse storage shelfs.
-Supervised or accompanied students all the time.
- Access to all safety notices, policies and procedures.
-Bring an expert to train our staff to prevent lifting injuries. (Work close with the trainer to address any possible injury caused in at the warehouse, how to proper lift a heavy box, what to do if you can’t lift it, why wearing the proper clothes to work, where to place boxes, etc.)
Trainer: $2000 dlls (3 day work shop)
3. Mary Smiths tripped over a box of documents and bandaged her ankle.
-Give easy access to all safety notices, policies and procedures to all employees. Make sure that every single employee has access to these documents by asking each employee to sign “received” when the policies and procedures are handed to them. We should add this implementation to our policies and procedures.
- Make a WHS committee meeting and vote for a HSR, ASAP!
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SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENTS ENHANCE THE BRAND VALUE AND GOODWILL FOR A COMPANY WHILE
REDUCING BUSINESS COSTS AND DISRUPTION.
SAFETY
FIRST!